Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE: The season finale of NCIS, AMERICAN IDOL and THE FLASH each went up 0.1 in final numbers. IZOMBIE lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As the NBA PLAYOFFS get deeper toward the championship, the ratings are rising, with both games on TNT last night at 2.34–putting them above everything on broadcast TV for the night. The NHL PLAYOFFS on NBC Sports Net were as usual way behind, at 0.33. Elsewhere, THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) was up 0.08 to 1.04, with lead-out SONS OF WINTER up 0.04 to 0.42. On TLC, last week’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING was a 2-hour that was at 1.04, while this week it ran as 2 separate hours, much higher in the 2d hour at 0.74 then the 1st at 0.44, while lead-out THE WILLIS FAMILY was down 0.09 to 0.43. On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 was up 0.07 to 0.70, and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER gained 0.02 to 0.48. IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (OWN) rose 0.05 to 0.61. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NY grew by 0.06 to 0.57, and NEWLYWEDS gained 0.05 to 0.25. An episode of GIRL MEETS WORLD (Disney) was at 0.55. Adult Swim’s FISHCENTER, airing at 4AM, scored a 0.44. BOTCHED (E!) shrank by 0.08 to 0.42, and GOOD WORK lost 0.05 to 0.27. A Lifetime DANCE MOMS special was at 0.39. MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (A&E) dropped 0.02 to 0.38. YOUR FAMILY OR MINE (TBS) fell 0.09 to 0.38. FINDING CARTER (MTV) was up 0.06 to 0.38 in 18-49s, but dropped 0.06 in its target F12-34 audience to 0.84. YOUNGER continued its multi-network run, up 0.05 to 0.21 on TV Land, and up 0.03 to 0.24 on Nick At Nite.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 100 Original Cable TelecastsTo search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 12, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/12/2015

TNT

9:43 p

161

2.34

5,457

2

NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/12/2015

TNT

7:00 p

163

2.34

5,921

3

DEADLIEST CATCH-05/12/2015

DISC

9:00 p

60

1.04

2,715

4

19 KIDS AND COUNTING-05/12/2015

TLC

9:00 p

60

0.74

2,290

5

TOSH.O-05/12/2015

CMDY

10:00 p

30

0.70

1,116

6

IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG-05/12/2015

OWN

9:00 p

60

0.61

2,070

7

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC-05/12/2015

BRVO

9:00 p

60

0.57

1,385

8

GIRL MEETS WORLD-05/12/2015

DSNY

8:30 p

30

0.55

2,143

9

INSIDE AMY SCHUMER-05/12/2015

CMDY

10:30 p

30

0.48

854

10

CHOPPED ALL-STARS-05/12/2015

FOOD

10:00 p

60

0.47

1,346

11

DAILY SHOW-05/12/2015

CMDY

11:00 p

31

0.46

1,133

12

FISHCENTER-05/11/2015

ADSM

4:00 a

15

0.44

900

13

19 KIDS AND COUNTING-05/12/2015

TLC

8:00 p

60

0.44

1,453

14

WILLIS FAMILY, THE-05/12/2015

TLC

10:00 p

60

0.43

1,464

15

SONS OF WINTER-05/12/2015

DISC

10:00 p

60

0.42

1,181

16

BOTCHED-05/12/2015

ENT

9:00 p

60

0.42

907

17

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/12/2015

ESPN

5:30 p

30

0.41

1,082

18

FLIP OR FLOP-05/12/2015

HGTV

9:00 p

30

0.40

1,335

19

DANCE MOMS SPECIAL-05/12/2015

LIF

9:00 p

62

0.39

1,207

20

MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E)-05/12/2015

AEN

9:00 p

61

0.38

956

21

YOUR FAMILY OR MINE-05/12/2015

TBSC

10:00 p

30

0.38

1,115

22

HOUSE HUNTERS-05/12/2015

HGTV

10:00 p

30

0.38

1,718

23

FINDING CARTER SSN 2-05/12/2015

MTV

10:00 p

62

0.38

723

24

DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT-05/12/2015

DISC

8:00 p

60

0.37

1,124

25

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-05/12/2015

HGTV

10:30 p

30

0.35

1,621

26

NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/12/2015

NBCSN

7:32 p

172

0.33

932

27

PAW PATROL-05/12/2015

NICK

1:00 p

30

0.33

1,338

28

NIGHTLY SHOW-05/12/2015

CMDY

11:31 p

30

0.29

640

29

AROUND THE HORN-05/12/2015

ESPN

5:00 p

30

0.29

629

30

GOOD WORK-05/12/2015

ENT

10:00 p

60

0.27

598

31

NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR-05/12/2015

BRVO

10:00 p

60

0.25

581

32

YOUNGER-05/12/2015

NAN

10:00 p

30

0.24

615

33

AT MIDNIGHT-05/12/2015

CMDY

12:01 a

31

0.23

406

34

MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI)-05/12/2015

FYI

9:00 p

76

0.22

613

35

NELLYVILLE-05/12/2015

BET

9:00 p

60

0.21

488

36

CONAN-05/12/2015

TBSC

11:00 p

60

0.21

562

37

YOUNGER-05/12/2015

TVL

10:00 p

31

0.21

616

38

HOH:KIDNAPPED-05/12/2015

ID

10:00 p

30

0.21

814

39

E! NEWS-05/12/2015

ENT

11:00 p

60

0.19

446

40

REDRUM-05/12/2015

ID

9:00 p

30

0.18

815

41

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/12/2015

ESPN

4:30 p

30

0.18

378

42

E:60 REPORTS-05/12/2015

ESPN

7:00 p

60

0.17

350

43

ARRANGED-05/12/2015

FYI

10:16 p

60

0.15

440

44

FOX AND FRIENDS-05/12/2015

FOXNC

7:00 a

60

0.15

1,110

45

KELLY FILE, THE-05/12/2015

FOXNC

9:00 p

60

0.15

1,787

46

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/12/2015

ESPN2

6:00 a

240

0.15

279

47

TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST-05/12/2015

TRU

9:30 p

30

0.14

449

48

KELLY FILE, THE-05/12/2015

FOXNC

10:00 p

60

0.14

1,453

49

E! NEWS-05/12/2015

ENT

7:00 p

60

0.13

338

50

PROFIT, THE-05/12/2015

CNBC

10:00 p

60

0.13

408

51

SITUATION ROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

5:00 p

60

0.13

582

52

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/12/2015

HLN

6:00 a

60

0.13

339

53

OUTNUMBERED-05/12/2015

FOXNC

12:00 p

60

0.12

1,202

54

SR/AMTRAK CRASH COVERAGE-05/12/2015

FOXNC

11:00 p

60

0.11

1,116

55

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-05/12/2015

CNN

4:00 p

60

0.11

630

56

HAPPENING NOW-05/12/2015

FOXNC

1:00 p

60

0.11

1,087

57

SITUATION ROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

6:00 p

60

0.11

485

58

THE OREILLY FACTOR-05/12/2015

FOXNC

8:00 p

60

0.10

1,943

59

HAPPENING NOW-05/12/2015

FOXNC

11:00 a

60

0.10

1,225

60

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/12/2015

ESPN2

6:30 p

30

0.10

257

61

CNN NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

10:00 a

60

0.10

554

62

CNN NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

9:00 a

60

0.10

448

63

CNN TONIGHT-05/12/2015

CNN

12:00 a

60

0.10

430

64

FIVE, THE-05/12/2015

FOXNC

5:00 p

60

0.10

1,819

65

HAUNTING: AUSTRALIA-05/12/2015

SYFY

11:00 p

61

0.10

254

66

FOX AND FRIENDS-05/12/2015

FOXNC

8:00 a

60

0.09

1,282

67

HANNITY-05/12/2015

FOXNC

1:00 a

60

0.09

559

68

SR/AMTRAK CRASH COVERAGE-05/12/2015

FOXNC

12:00 a

60

0.09

843

69

REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/12/2015

FOXNC

2:00 p

60

0.09

1,056

70

AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

FOXNC

10:00 a

60

0.09

1,270

71

SHOWCASE GAME-05/12/2015

MLBN

8:00 p

187

0.09

287

72

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/12/2015

FOXNC

6:00 p

60

0.09

1,888

73

TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST-05/12/2015

TRU

9:00 p

30

0.08

346

74

CHASING CLASSIC CARS-05/12/2015

VEL

10:00 p

30

0.08

318

75

AT THIS HOUR-05/12/2015

CNN

11:00 a

60

0.08

472

76

ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-05/12/2015

FOXNC

7:00 p

60

0.08

1,394

77

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-05/12/2015

FOXNC

4:00 p

60

0.08

1,399

78

NEW DAY-05/12/2015

CNN

7:00 a

60

0.08

275

79

NATURES WEIRDEST-05/12/2015

BBCA

9:00 p

60

0.08

265

80

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/12/2015

HLN

7:00 a

60

0.08

296

81

NEW DAY-05/12/2015

CNN

8:00 a

60

0.08

323

82

CNN NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

3:00 p

60

0.07

484

83

CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/11/2015

CNN

3:00 a

60

0.07

240

84

ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/12/2015

CNN

8:00 p

60

0.07

409

85

AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

FOXNC

9:00 a

60

0.07

1,248

86

FOX AND FRIENDS-05/12/2015

FOXNC

6:00 a

60

0.07

750

87

HOW ITS MADE:AD EXEC 1960-05/12/2015

SCI

10:00 p

30

0.07

301

88

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/12/2015

CNN

7:00 p

60

0.06

395

89

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/12/2015

HLN

10:00 a

60

0.06

213

90

MEGA DECKS-05/12/2015

DIY

11:00 p

30

0.06

129

91

EARLY START-05/11/2015

CNN

5:00 a

60

0.06

266

92

CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

1:00 a

60

0.06

363

93

LAKE LIFE-05/12/2015

DIY

10:00 p

30

0.06

178

94

CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/12/2015

CNN

2:00 a

60

0.06

320

95

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/12/2015

HLN

8:00 a

60

0.06

220

96

AMHQ-05/12/2015

TWC

8:00 a

60

0.06

289

97

AROUND THE HORN-05/12/2015

ESPN2

6:00 p

30

0.06

148

98

HOME & FAMILY-05/12/2015

HALL

10:00 a

120

0.06

186

99

SPORTSCENTER MORNING-05/11/2015

ESPN2

3:00 a

60

0.05

101

100

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-05/12/2015

POP

7:00 p

60

0.05

443

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.